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MEHORAHDUM FOR: Director
Mational Security Agency

SUBJECT 8 Villiem 8. MARTIN

1. On 15 January 1968 this Agency received the
following toformation from our liaison contact in the
Canadian Departneat of State for External Affairs:

a. The Canadiun Prees Correspondent to Moscoas,
Willian DUCKLEY, approacheé our Eubasey inforaslly in the
micdle of veceaber on behali of @illias MARTIN, the
ex-employee of HSA vho defected to the Soviet Gnion in 1960,

b, Acceraing to BUCKLEY, HARTIH wishea to see: his
pareats for compassionate reasons and wants to know if he
would be adaitted to Cansua without fear of extradition to
the United States if he vere to arrange a reniez-vous Feith”
hie parents in Varcouver, fe do not now thother HAXTIN
6till has a United States paseport or whether he has becose
3 Soviet citizen, Ina any eveat HARTIN considers bimsels
finadaisaible to the United States,

c. BUCKLEY met MARTIN at the apartmert of

Hovard RAUSCH, the Hoscow corresponcent for Hc Grat-Hill
Publicationag. Ia addition HARTIN later telephoacd BUCKLEY

to indicate his interest in finding out whether or not be
could cose to Canada, BUCKLEY assumes, quite rightly I

would think, that the paancr ia ehicn BARTIN hac made his
request indicates that his 2uesian hosts are asare of bis
ftaterest in gettiag out of the Soviet Union to see ais parente,

6, We Rave informed our knbasay that tt should
take Bo action to encourage BUCKLEY or HARTIN to believe that
8 visa would be granted if KARTIN were to make formal
application. Since, however, MARTIN's iaterest in coming to
Canada is already in a newspaperman's hands, ge cannot rule
out tho possibility that BUCKLEY might erite about MARTIN's
intereet. Such a story vould probably lead to the need for
am expreasion of the Canadian Government's attituce, Ia
making recoanencations on the kins of response that might be
eade in the event that a question ts put to ay Hinister, it

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60 far ag tho Unites States is concerned, If, for exauplo,
your Government could not take legal action, the Cenaciag
authoritses sould be in a position if this matter case to
public attention to say that they cere not avare of any
barrier preventing MARTIN from seeing his parente in the United
States. If should be aoet grateful 1f throuzh your channela

ve could be provided taforsally with an ladication of

MARTIN‘s status in law in the United States.

@,. BUCKLEY's oaly other coament on HARTIN tas that
be dida't really know that to sake of MARTIN, HARTIN
eeened outspoken in dealing with the shortcomings of life
in the Soviet Union. On the otber band he spore vith a
elight stamner and seemed nervous. BUCELEY's view far enst
4t ie worth io that MARTIN ia not interested in getting tiato
trouble with the Russians or doing anything shich they might
consider underhanded, I should emphasize that no member of
the Canadian Embassy has Kad any direct contact vith MARTIN,

2. On 18 January 1968 the Fedoral Bureau of Investigations
was advised of the foregoing informally, in order to explore
the possibility of providing an indication of Bubject's
etatus in law, ag requested in paragraph 1. d. above.

3. This Agency was advised by the Departsent of State
oa 19 January that Evbject's parenta had vrittesa to the
Departseant adviging that Subject would lize to visit bis
parents, that he was planning a visit te Canada, end
inquiring whet Subject's legal position would be if he cid
tadeed visit. The Department indicated that it planned to
inquire what the 0. 5. Embassy in Moscow knew of Subjoct'a
travel plans, including a check with the Canadian Eabacsy to
secertain if Subject had applied for a viga. The Departseat
was apprised of the informal Canadien inquiry as to Subject’s
Status, but indicated that it vould refrain froma making any
reference to this inquiry in seoxing information from tae
BU. 8. Eabassy in Moscow.

4. Gur representative tn Ottawa was apprised of the
developments cited in paragraph 2 sbove, and recuested te
pass them oa te the liaison contact, on 19 January 1968.

YOR THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR PLANS:
Sceped: Jomes R. Hunt
JAHES ANGLETON

CSCI 316/00926-68
cc: Department of State
Federal Bureau of Investigation

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